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Where is Beck Head?

Beck Head is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles north-east of the town of Grange-over-Sands, 31 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 118 miles south of Edinburgh, 192 miles north of Cardiff, and 221 miles north-west of London. Beck Head lies five miles north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Beck Head falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA11 postcode district. The post town for Beck Head is Grange-over-Sands.

Beck Head on a map

Map showing extent of Beck Head as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Beck Head
Map showing location of Beck Head within the UK
Location of Beck Head within the UK

Which county is Beck Head in?

Beck Head is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Beck Head in Cumbria?

Beck Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Beck Head within Cumbria
Location of Beck Head within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Beck Head?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Beck Head is LA11 6SH.

Where is Beck Head in LA11?

Beck Head is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Beck Head within LA11
Location of Beck Head within LA11

What is the post town for Beck Head?

The post town for Beck Head is Grange-over-Sands. Beck Head is in the LA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Grange-over-Sands.

What is the latitude and longitude of Beck Head?

The centre of Beck Head is located at position 54.25542° latitude and -2.85368° longitude.

Latitude54.25542°
Longitude-2.85368°

What is the easting and northing of Beck Head?

The centre of Beck Head is located at the grid reference easting 344482 and northing 484752 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting344482
Northing484752

What are the nearest towns to Beck Head?

Position of Beck Head relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Beck Head to the centre of the town.

north-east
5m
Beck Head is 5 miles north-east of Grange-over-Sands
south-west
7m
Beck Head is 7 miles south-west of Kendal
south
8m
Beck Head is 8 miles south of Bowness-on-Windermere
south
9m
Beck Head is 9 miles south of Windermere
north
9m
Beck Head is 9 miles north of Carnforth
east
11m
Beck Head is 11 miles east of Ulverston
west
11m
Beck Head is 11 miles west of Kirkby Lonsdale
north
13m
Beck Head is 13 miles north of Morecambe
south
13m
Beck Head is 13 miles south of Ambleside
west
14m
Beck Head is 14 miles west of Sedbergh

What are the nearest cities to Beck Head?

Position of Beck Head relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Beck Head to the centre of the city.

north
14m
Beck Head is 14 miles north of Lancaster
north
35m
Beck Head is 35 miles north of Preston
south
44m
Beck Head is 44 miles south of Carlisle
west
55m
Beck Head is 55 miles west of Ripon
north-west
55m
Beck Head is 55 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
58m
Beck Head is 58 miles north-west of Salford
north
59m
Beck Head is 59 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
59m
Beck Head is 59 miles north-west of Manchester
north-west
62m
Beck Head is 62 miles north-west of Leeds
south-west
63m
Beck Head is 63 miles south-west of Durham